Wire-fence gate



(No Model.)

W. M. GLOW.

WIRE FENCE GATE.

No. 354,095. Patented Dec. 14, 1386.

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UNITED STATES PATENT GEEICE.

WVILLIAM M. GLOW, OF WHEATLAND, ILLINOIS.

WIRE-FENCE GATE.

EPECIFICATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 354,095, dated December14, 1886.

Application filed July 6, 1886. Serial No. 207,186.

To all whom, it may concern: 7

Be it known that LWILLIAH M. OLOW,a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at \Vheatland, in the county of Will and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inW'ire-Fence Gates, of wuich thefollowing is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawings. 4

This invention relates to certain improvements in wire-fence gates, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact specification, referencebeing had to the accompanyingdraw ings, and the letters andfiguresthereon,which form a part of this specification, and thisinvention is intended and is made as an improve ment on my devicecovered by Letters Patent No. 315,599, of April 14, 1885, for device forforming openings in wire fences.

The object of this invention is so to con struct and arrange the partshereinafter described, and so to unite them with the post and wires of awire fence, that openings or passage-ways may be made through a wirefence at anyplace along its length for convenience in passing from onefield to another without having to erect a permanent gate in the fence,and also for tightening or loosening the fence-wires when desired.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of aportion of a wire fence, showing the device attached thereto as it wouldappear when in service and closed. Fig.2 is a detailed top plan view ofone of the hooked arms of the device and its strandwire-connecting link,and across-section of the bar to which they are secured, showing therelative position of said parts when the device is open to form apassageway through a wire fence. Fig. 3is a similar view showing therelative position of said parts when the device is closed to close thesaid passage-way. Fig. 4 is a side plan view of said parts in the samerelative position as shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a plan view of one ofthe hooked arms of the device, showing its hook open as it appearsbefore being closed upon its accompanying link. Fig. 6 is a perspectiveview of the forked lever and aportion of the rotatable rod of the deviceto which said lever is secured. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of thehinge-hook (No model.)

which holds theupper partof the device when closed, and Fig. 8isasimilar view of the hingeclip which holds the bottom part of the de'vice when closed.

A and A represent the posts of an ordinary wire fence, and IV the wirestrands or cables thereof. VVhenit isdesired to secure one of theopening devices to a wire fence, the straids or cables thereof are cutoff close to one post, and their loose ends are secured to the links ofthe device, as shown. To the side of the post next to where the wireswere out are secured, by means of nails or screws, the hinge-clip F,

(shown in Fig. 8,) at or near the ground, and

the hinge-hook E, (shown in Fig. 7,)near the top part of said post aboveclip F, each in the manner shown in Fig. 1.

It representsa squareiron or steel rod,which is of a length tocorrespond with the height of the fence, and has secured thereto, bymeans of the keys P, a set of the hooked arms D, by passing said rodthrough the square holes of said arms and driving said keys into thenotches P of said arms, so as to rest against and wedge between said rodand arms. The number of the arms D corresponds with the number of strandwires or cables of the fence to which the device is attached, and theyare arranged in line with the strand wires or cables.

0 represents a link having one end formed to be hooked into hook D ofarm D and be inclosed therein by bending around the extending part ofsaid book from the form shown in Fig. 5 to the form shown in Figs. 2, 3,and 4, so as to form a hinged connection at that place. The extendingend of said link is fiat, and terminates in a book, 0, and the flat bodypart has a hole, 0, formed therein, as shown particularly in Fig. 4.Each one of the arms D used with the device has hinged thereto, asdescribed, a link, 0, and the wires W of the fence are each secured to alink, 0, in their re-, spective order, in the manner shown in Fig. 1 andin detail in Figs. 2, 3, and 4, by first passing the cutoff ends of thestrand wires or cables \V through the holes 0 of the links, then givingthem a bend over the side of the link and hooking them under hooks O.This is a very simple and easy way of attaching the strand-wires andholding them by frictional contact with the link; and also by means ofthis link-connection the strand wires or cable W can be taken up or letout through the holes 0 to properly adjust them.

B represents a lever, which has a square hole formed through its fulcrumend, and is secured to the upper end ofrod R by means of a key, Z, inthe same manner as the arms D, as shown in Figs. 1 and 6. The extendingend of lever B is formed to be on a plane below that of the body part ofsaid lever, and so far below said body part that a strand wire or cablebrought under the said body part can be placed upon said loweredextending end and between its forks a without being held crooked when inposition, which is also shown in Figs. 1 and 6.

The method of using this device is substantially as follows: The fenceis approached and a proper post selected. The hinge-hook E andhinge-clip F are secured to the side of said post in their properposition. The strand wires or cables WV are cut and secured to theirrespective links 0, as described. The lower end of rod It is theninserted into the loop F of hinge-clip F at the base of the post, andthe upper part of said rod R is hooked back of hook E of hinge-hook E.The arms D and links 0 will then be in the position shown in 'Fig. 2,and lever Bwill extend in the opposite direction from that shown in Fig.1, and when in that position the panel-wires W will be loose, and therod R, with its leverarms, the links, and the fence-wires, can then bedetached from the hinge hook and clip of the post and brought around toone side, as a gate, to form a passageway through the fence. When it isdesired to close said passage-way, said parts are brought back to theirformer position, and the rodRis again placed in the hinge-clip andhinge-hook, as described. The leverBis then grasped and turned half-wayaround in the direction shown by the arrows in Figs. 2, 3, and 6, andpassed over the top strand wire or cable of the adjoining panel of thefence, and the said wire or cable is raised in front of the lever andplaced over its lowered extending end and between the forks'ct thereof,as shown in Figs. 1 and 6; WVhen the rod R is in position to close thepassage-way, as shown in Fig. l, the lower arm, D, on said rod will restupon the hinge-clip F, and the working parts of the device will besupported thereby, so that the links 0 will be on line with thefence-wires W, and when the lever B is turned, as described, it willturn with it the rod R and the arms D, secured thereto, and the resultis, that the hooks D of said arms which are hinged to the links 0 arereversed from their position as represented in Fig. 2 to a position asrepresented in Figs. 3 and 1, thus drawing on the links 0 and tighteningthe wires W as the change takes place. The links 0 are curved in suchform as to partially reach around rod R, to permit the hooks D of arms Dto be on the exact opposite side of rod B when the device is closed fromtheir position when the device is open, as shown in Fig. 3, thuslockhand as right hand, and its lever B is so formed that thelocking-wire may be placed between its forks a with like effect fromeither side.

The advantages gained in this device over my aforesaid patent aresubstantially as follows: In the first place the new form of lever B issuch that it can be cast complete for use and applied to a rod of anydesired length, and the form of its extending end is such that itslocking-wire can be brought up in front of it from either side anddeposited between its forks and held when placed between them withoutcrooking said wire. be raised, it still remains in front of the leverand prevents the lever from becoming re- Should the wire leased, and onbeinglowered it will itself enter between the forks a, as the tendencyof the lever is to turn against the wire. To release the saidlocking-wire from the lever, the lever must be held while the wire isremoved, and thus it is not probable that stock can release the lever inany manner.

Another novel'feature consists in having the hooked arms Dadjustable onthe rotatable rod R, and adapted to be secured thereon in line with thefence-wires, and so that any number may be used corresponding with thenumber of fencewires. It is novel, also, to have the links 0 curved, asshown in Figs. 2 and 3, so that when said rod is rotated backward tobring said links and arms D in the position shown in Fig. 3 the line ofthe fence-wires at tached to said links will fall within the center ofsaid rod, and thereby relieve said lever B from a backward strain causedby tension of the fence-wires. q I also deem the hinge-clip F andhinge-hook E to be novel in form, so they will properly support the rod-R and the parts at a suitable distance from the side of the post andpermit said rod to operate as stated, and in general each part of thedevice is complete when cast, and being preferably malleable castings,(except the rod R,which is simply a plain square iron or steel rod cutoff the proper length,) they are very strong, light, and effective.

In putting the device together the links 0 are coupled with the arms Dand the hooks D of the arms closed upon the links. The arms D, withtheir links, are then sleeved on rod R and keyed in place, so as to beon line with their respective wires, a nail being well adapted for useas a key. The lever B is then secured on the upper end of rod R in likemanner. Next the hinge-clip and hinge-hook F and E are nailed or screwedto the desired post, and, lastly, the fence-wires are cut ofi? next tosaid post and secured to their respective links 0, and the device isthen ready for service in the manner described.

Having thus described my invention,whatl claim as new and useful, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is as follows, to wit:

1. The combination,with the rotatable rod R and lever B, of theadjustable hooked arms D and curved links 0, as and for the purpose setforth.

2. The combination, with the posts and Wires of a fence and thehinge-hook E and hinge-clip F, of the rod R, forked lever B, hooked armsD, and links 0, constructed substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

8. The adjustable arms D, having the hooks D, in combination with thelinks 0, rotatable rod R, and fence-wires W, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

4. The combination,with the rotatable rod R and arms D, having theextending hooks D, of the links 0, having their body part curved so asto partially surround said rod, and adapted to be locked in positionwith said hooked arms when the device is in service and closed,substantially as set forth.

5. The combination, with the hinge clip F and hinge-hook E, secured to afencepost, of the rod R, and theforked lever B and hooked arms D,secured to said rod, as specified, and the links 0, hinged to said armsand having the fence-wires secured to said links, as and for the purposeset forth.

\VILLIAM M. GLOW.

Witnesses:

WM. J. HUTOHINS, ROBERT GLOW.

